Requesting info: electric lap steel on Blues / R&B Records

robert kramer · From: Nashville TN

I am documenting Blues / R&B / Jump records with electric Hawaiian style steel guitar. My focus is not blues style on lap steel (i.e. Hop Wilson - Freddy Roulette) or Sacred Steel. These are the ones I've found so far including Chuck Berry - pedal steel guitar. I appreciate any info or leads you might have on this. Thanks very much, Bob Kramer

Frankie Lee Sims and the Blue Bonnet Trio
"Don't Forget Me Baby" / "Single Man Blues"
(steel guitar on both sides)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHHVqxwyKiY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoVBuQbELog

Little Donna Hightower
Decca â€Žâ€“ 9-48254 release
"I Ain't In The Mood" / "Cry"

(steel guitar on "I Ain't In The Mood")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhJ4jF4RKqc

Chuck Willis
Atlantic 45-1112
â€œWhatcha Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves Youâ€ / "Juanita "
(steel guitar on both sides)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvydeCvqKOY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm3bPQnKqOE

Chuck Berry
Chess 1653â€‰
â€œSchool Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)â€ / â€œDeep Feelingâ€
(pedal steel guitar â€œDeep Feelingâ€)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAAT9UfI0rw

Chuck Berry
Chess LP 1435 "Chuck Berry Is On Top"
"Blues For Hawaiians"
(pedal steel guitar "Blues For Hawaiians")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuPgUnYalpw

Jack Hanson · From: San Luis Valley, USA

No idea who's playing the steel, but Barnyard Boogie by the great Louis Jordan & His Timpani Five has a somewhat rudimentary steel guitar chorus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4rhB4hmFw

Bill Sinclair · From: Waynesboro, PA, USA

Maybe not what you're looking for but a lot of Bill Haley's music would qualify as jump blues and he often had a console steel player in the band.

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